Category Archives: Civil War

DC by Day and by Night with a Time Traveling, Baby Boomer Genealogist Mom (Part 3)

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Patricia Desmond Biallas

Part 3 of this baby boomer-genealogist’s recent trip to Washington: Back to NARA, a spot of tea, fine dining, and going “clubbing” (Millennial style) in the nation’s capital.  Day 3: Saturday, November 14 Today’s activities were purposely unscripted which allowed both … Continue reading →

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A Time Traveling, Baby Boomer, Genealogist-Mom takes on the Nation’s Capital (Part 2)

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Patricia Desmond Biallas

Part 2 of  this baby boomer, genealogist-mom’s recent trip to Washington, DC: A visit to the National Archives; meeting some Desmond cousins for the very  first time, and a comedy review of all things Washington. Day 2:  Friday, November 13 … Continue reading →

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A Marital Union at the Dawn of the Civil War

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Patricia Desmond Biallas

It was April 14, 1861, just two days after the first shot was fired at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, which ignited the American Civil War. What was happening in your family history on that date? For me, it was the … Continue reading →

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